Could 2021 Be The Year Of Civil Justice Reform? By
Cara Bayles | January 24, 2021, 8:02 PM EST
The pandemic and economic downturn have drawn more attention to civil justice issues like eviction proceedings. Here, protesters advocate in August for extending New York City s eviction moratorium. (Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)
In early 2020, Ruy Arango and his fellow housing advocates in Boulder, Colorado, began campaigning for a referendum that could provide rent relief money and publicly funded attorneys to tenants facing eviction.
Then, the coronavirus hit. The pandemic presented a safety challenge in gathering the 3,336 signatures needed to get the question on the ballot, but it also sparked a sense of urgency.